Authorship contested; in the German translation, published two years later under the title: Die unbekante Neue Welt, oder Beschreibung des Welt-Teils Amerika, und des Sud-Landes. Amsterdam, 1673, Olfert Dapper is credited with being the author of the original edition in Dutch. For controversey, see Library chronicle of the University of Texas

According to Moraes, several issues exist, differing in the absence or presence of some lines of red type on the title page and in the absence or presence of the portrait of Prince Maurice of Nassau; other distinguishing features are the signing of the folded map of America and the location of the bridge in the engraving of Cuzco (inserted following p. 342); however, the combination of features observed in the copy described does not match those mentioned by Moraes

Title vignette

Added engraved title page: America. t'Amsterdam by Jacob van Meurs, plaetsnyder en boeckverkooper op de Keysersgraft in de stadt Meurs. 1671

Signatures: * A-4G 4G (*1 verso, *2 verso blank)

Plates, as well as text illustrations (69), unnumbered

Includes index

Contains scattered words and phrases in Tupi and Mapuche

Errors in paging

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675

Arents, G. Tobacco

Alden, J.E. European Americana

Moraes, R.B. de. Bib. Brasiliana (rev. and enl. ed.)

Paltsits, V.H., in Stokes, I.N.P. The iconography of Manhattan Island

The Library chronicle of the University of Texas

John Carter Brown Library copy includes the portrait of Prince Maurice of Nassau (following printed title page). The title page has 6 lines as well as the publisher's name in red ink; the map of America (facing p. 1) is signed: "per Geraradum a Schagen"; the portrait facing p. 90 is correctly signed "Athabaliba ultimus"; the plate of Cuzco (facing p. 342) has the bridge on the left hand side; the plate of Serinhaim (facing p. 460) has the legend at top left, within the engraving's frame; and the plate of Castrum Mauritij (facing p. 466) has the explanation of figure B following that of figure C on the right, rather than being engraved underneath figure A

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